FISHING VESSEL
FISHING SMACK | OYSTER SMACK | BAWLEY | BUMPKIN | WINKLEBRIG
Vessels that were built in the Coastal Communities of Essex for a variety of Commercial Fishing Activities. Each type of vessel containing unique design traits making them indicative of not only their requirements to work in a geographically location but of there wider standing with in a social context of a time period.
FISHING SMACK
Class I and II smacks designed to fish using the stowboating method
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A Cinque Port on the Colne which has been a vibrate ship and boat building port.
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At the mouth of the River Crouch.
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A port at the top of the Blackwater that has held the Charter for building war ships.
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Once a vibrant hub for boatbuilding and oyster fishery.
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OYSTER SMACK
A Class III smack used for the dredging of oysters
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The smack building industry was vibrate at the turn of the 20th C in Brightlingsea. Aldous built many many smacks and still 19 Class III examples survive to this day.
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Positioned at the mouth of the River Crouch very few of the smacks built here remain operational with only two examples of an oyster smack left.
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At the top of the River Blackwater, Howard, Williamson and Cook were producing a variety of oyster smacks for a variety of owners.
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Still an area with a viable oyster fishery, its history was steeped in the history of the industry of the 1800’s.
BAWLEY
A vessel designed to catch and also to boil their catch aboard
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Only three bawleys remain that were built by Aldous of Brightlingsea.
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The busy port of Harwich on the East of the County has produced many vessels over many centuries.
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Only two examples are remaining of the vessels that were built here to fish for the poplar shellfish.
BUMPKIN
An open skiff used in the oyster and sprat industry
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At the turn of the 1900’s this port had a very vibrate sprat and oyster industry.
As a consequence there were many working boats built in the yards that lined the shore of this historic port.
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An incredible hidden heritage where the fishermen were held in high regard by the wealthy owners of the super racing yachts of the turn of the 20th C.
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Famous for its Native Oyster industry, West Mersea also built a number of vessels for the trade.
WINKLEBRIG
A sailing boat used in the winkle industry of West Mersea
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These little fishing boats were built here for the owners at West Mersea.
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Photograph - Pyefleet| River Colne| 1920
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Cargo Vessel
Thames Sailing Barges - Motor Barges - Open Boats - Ketches - Lighters
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Fishing Vessel
Fishing Smack - Oyster Smack - Bawley - Cockler - Skiff
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Harbour Vessel
Tugs - Dredgers - Workboats - Harbour Launch
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Passenger Vessel
Ferry - Pleasure Craft - Trip Boat
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Small Craft
Punts - Tenders - Pull Skiffs - Tow Boat
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Infrastructure
Wharfs - Quaysides - Slipways - Cranes